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New Canaan football tops rival Darien 17-14, clinches Class LL bid

November 23, 2018November 22, 2018 by Dave Stewart, New Canaan Advertiser

For the 14th consecutive year, the state football playoffs will include New Canaan, as the Rams knocked off the Darien Blue Wave, 17-14, in the annual Turkey Bowl game Thanksgiving morning at Stamford’s Boyle Stadium. Quarterback Drew Pyne hit receiver Wyatt Wilson over the middle for a 16-yard touchdown to put the Rams ahead for … Read more

Summers leads No. 5 St. Joseph over rival Trumbull, to No. 1 seed in Class M

November 23, 2018November 22, 2018 by Emery Filmer, GameTimeCT

TRUMBULL — The way the first half transpired, the St. Joseph High School football team knew this year’s Thanksgiving Day rivalry game against Trumbull would not be quite as easy a task as last year’s 58-point blowout. Actually, the Hogs knew that before the game had even started. “Trumbull has improved every week so we … Read more

Harding rolls past Central to claim Bridgeport city championship

November 22, 2018 by Mike Cardillo, GameTimeCT

BRIDGEPORT — When Coleman Adams walked outside Thursday morning and felt the freezing cold temperatures hit his face he figured he was in store for a memorable day one way or another. Little did the Harding senior know at the time that his frigid Thanksgiving morning would end with four touchdowns against rival Central. Adams, … Read more

Wilton football tops Trinity Catholic for winning season

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 by Rich DePreta, Stamford Advocate

WILTON — It was simply the best way to spend Thanksgiving morning. The Wilton High School football team exploded for 20 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Trinity Catholic High, 40-18 Thursday before a chilled but appreciative crowd at Tom Fujitani Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The win locked up the second straight winning … Read more

Ridgefield holds Danbury off on final play of game

November 22, 2018 by Rich DePreta, Danbury News-Times

DANBURY — After an evening of wind and snow and turnovers and short fields and momentum swings, of course the Ridgefield at Danbury game would come down to one final play. With 49 seconds left, Danbury had a fourth-and-3 situation on the Ridgefield 4-yard line. A touchdown and either a tying extra point or two-point … Read more

Howell’s 3 TDs lead Ludlowe past Warde, best record in 40 years

November 22, 2018 by Steve Geoghegan, Connecticut Post

FAIRFIELD — It seemed fitting Fairfield Ludlowe’s last game of the season would come down to the wire. Trailing by five with 4:29 remaining in the game, the Falcons went on a final touchdown drive, capped by a James Bourque 29-yard run with 2:43 left to carry Ludlowe to a thrilling and hard-fought 34-33 FCIAC … Read more

Stamford wins city championship over Westhill

November 22, 2018November 21, 2018 by Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate

STAMFORD—Stamford football coach Jamar Greene looked into senior running back Lenny Garcia’s eyes at halftime and knew his workhorse could carry the Black Knights home.

Garcia had already scored with 30 seconds left in the half and he carried that momentum throughout the second half, finding space to run behind his line, breaking down the Westhill defense and putting away a 19-0 win for Stamford over rival Westhill.

With the win, Stamford claimed both the Frank Robotti Trophy as city public school champions and the Paul Kuczo Trophy as overall city champions for the second-straight season.

“It feels good. We played hard and fought throughout the season even though we didn’t win many games. We threw that all out tonight and played a great game,” Garcia said. “The last couple of drives I was just thinking about Terry (Forrester) and I told my teammates to come out and play for him. The turkey is going to taste better tomorrow.”

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Thanksgiving Football: Five FCIAC teams set sights on state playoff berths

November 22, 2018November 21, 2018 by Dave Stewart

It’s Thanksgiving, which means rivalry games, the end of the high school football regular season, and for some, a springboard into the postseason. As kick off time hits for three conference games on Wednesday evening, there are still five FCIAC teams alive in the state playoff race. The Darien Blue Wave, Greenwich Cardinals and St. … Read more

The big show: New Canaan football faces must-win Turkey Bowl vs. Darien

November 23, 2018November 21, 2018 by Dave Stewart, New Canaan Advertiser

New Canaan’s Quintin O’Connell (20) battles Darien’s Connor Tienken, a 2018 graduate, during last season’s Turkey Bowl game at Boyle Stadium. — Dave Stewart photo Lou Marinelli has led the New Canaan football team through 41 games against the Darien Blue Wave and, truth be told, the rivalry never gets old for the veteran head … Read more

FCIAC Thanksgiving week football scoreboard and schedule

November 22, 2018November 20, 2018 by FCIAC

The FCIAC’s Thanksgiving week football schedule remains largely untouched despite extreme cold in the forecast for the region on Thursday. The only change as of early Tuesday evening was to the rivalry game between the Ludlowe Falcons and Warde Mustangs at FWHS. That contest was moved from Thanksgiving morning to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday. On Wednesday, … Read more